Solanum muricatum

Aiton (1789)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum

melon pear, pepino dulce

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Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Kew. 1: 250 (1789)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Solanum muricatum USA, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, east Maui, Makawao District, Olinda Preserved_Specimen small shrubs with purple flowers Oppenheimer, H.L. 122004 Maui BISH 2020-12-18
2 Solanum muricatum Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Biodiversity Trail, south end. Cultivated area. Cultivated area Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb to 50 cm. tall, stems node-rooting, forming clump about 1 meter in diameter. Leaves dark green, discolorus. Corolla rotate purple-white without. Young fruit pale green. Lorence, D.H. 10683 Kauai BISH 2017-02-15